Tag: chinese
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BREAKING: Two Chinese kidnapped in Ebonyi regain freedom
Chinese Nationals who were kidnapped in Ebonyi State last week have regained their freedom. They were kidnapped at Green Filed Nigeria LTD Company site Ishiagu in Ivo LGA by gunmen suspected to be Herdsmen. A statement by the Police Spokesman in the state, Loveth Odah, said the victims were released unharmed as a result of…
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Chinese contractors abscond project sites in Imo over coronavirus
Chinese nationals hired by former Governor of Imo State Emeka Ihiedioha to execute road projects in the state have absconded from the sites for fear of being quarantined, investigation revealed. They have been off the road since the case of the Italian citizen who entered Nigeria from Milan, Italy for a brief business trip tested…
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JUST IN: Another Chinese national quarantined in Lagos over Coronavirus – LASG
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday confirmed that a Chinese national who came into Lagos on Monday evening has been quarantined. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi disclosed this on Tuesday at a news conference to give updates on Coronavirus. He said the Chinese national arrived Lagos aboard Ethiopian Airline and was taken into isolation…
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Solidarity with the Chinese on the Coronavirus frontline
By Owei Lakemfa. Li Wenliang, 34 was an ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital, China. In December, 2019 he noticed seven cases of a virus that he thought looked like Sars. The victims were said to come from the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan. Then he slowly realized that this virus was a strange one. On…
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Reports: 39 people found dead in trailer all Chinese
The 39 suspected migrants found dead in a trailer shipped from Belgium to Britain are all Chinese nationals, reports on Thursday said. Broadcasters BBC, ITV and Sky News all reported the nationality of the victims as Chinese, citing unidentified sources. British police said earlier that they were still trying to establish the identities of the…
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Gunmen kill policeman, abduct two Chinese nationals in Edo
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted two Chinese working at a Glass and Aluminium company at Utese village, Ikpoba-Okha local government area. A police personnel attached to the Chinese workers was killed during the operation. Witnesses said the incident happened on Wednesday evening after close of work. The victims were on their way home…
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Chinese firm sealed for alleged forgery
The Importers Association of Nigeria Special Taskforce has closed off a Chinese firm, Aokete Lighting Electronics Industries Ltd., for alleged forgery and trademark fabricating. The company located in Kirikiri Industrial estate, Apapa, Lagos, was said to have been engaged in trade malpractices, importation and distribution of substandard AKT bulbs from China in the country. The…
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JUST IN: Masked gunmen kidnap two Chinese nationals in Ebonyi
Two Chinese nationals, Sun Zhixin and Wang Quing Hu have been kidnapped in Ebonyi state. The two Chinese, both male are staff of Tongyi Construction Company. They were working on a road project in Ohaozara local government area of Ebonyi State when they were forcefully whisked away by armed gunmen. They were taken off the…
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Reps to probe alleged importation of Chinese drugs made with human flesh
The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to probe the red alert on human flesh reportedly found in Chinese drugs imported into the country. This followed a motion under matters of urgent public importance by Johnson Agbonayinma (APC-Edo) at plenary. Moving the motion, Mr Agbonayinma revealed that the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON)…
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Excess body fat may put people at risk of cancer – Chinese researchers
Chinese researchers have found that excess body fat may put people at increased risk of 18 types of cancer. The research, conducted over four years, is based on Body Mass Index (BMI) calculations involving 40 million samples. BMI is calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters. According to the…